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Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
(A) Permits may be granted for any duration not exceeding one year. To obtain a renewal permit, a person must file an application for the renewal with an animal control officer. The lead animal control officer shall determine, without an administrative hearing, whether or not a renewal permit should be granted.
(B) In the event a renewal application is denied, the applicant may appeal that decision to the Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee which will utilize the hearing procedures set forth in § 90.061 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 90.063) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004; Ord. 07-22, passed 11-19-2007)
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
Permits may not be transferred under any circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 90.064) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004) Penalty, see § 90.999
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
(A) It shall be a condition of the issuance of a permit that the city or any of its agents shall be permitted to inspect the premises and all animals thereon which are kept under the permit, without notice between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day. Refusal to allow an inspection by an authorized agent of the city shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of the permit.
(B) If, on inspection, it is found that the holder of the permit, or his, her or its employees, have failed to adequately hold or control the animal(s) held under the permit or to properly care for the animal(s) as set forth in this chapter, the lead animal control officer or designee who has performed the inspection shall report those findings to the Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee.
(Prior Code, § 90.065) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004; Ord. 07-22, passed 11-19-2007)
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
(A) The Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee may, after proper notice and hearing, revoke or suspend such permit for one or more of the following causes:
(1) Refusal by the permit holder to allow the city to inspect the premises or examine the animal(s) thereon which are kept under the permit;
(2) The conviction of the permit holder or any of the household members for the offense of cruelty to animals as set forth in § 90.036 of this code, whether or not said conviction is based upon the treatment of animals maintained, held or kept under the permit;
(3) The conviction of the permit holder or any of the household members for the offense of running at large as set forth in § 90.032 of this code or owner’s duties as set forth in § 90.030 of this code, whether or not said conviction is based upon the treatment of animals maintained, held or kept under the permit; or
(4) A reasonable showing that the health and safety of the public (PUBLIC shall include the members of the household where the subject animal(s) are maintained, held or kept under the permit) are endangered by the maintaining, holding or keeping of any of the animal(s) under the permit.
(B) Any decision of the Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee made pursuant to this section may be appealed to the City Council utilizing the hearing procedures set forth in § 90.061 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 90.066) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004; Ord. 05-21, passed 3-21-2005; Ord. 07-22, passed 11-19-2007)
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
(A) Following revocation or expiration of a permit, or if no permit has ever been obtained, or if the owner fails to remove the animal(s) maintained, held or kept under the permit from the corporate limits of the city within 48 hours of the revocation, the lead animal control officer, the officer’s assistants or police officers shall be authorized to impound and hold the animal(s) until such time as the owner is able to remove the animal(s) from the corporate limits of the city, which shall under no circumstances be longer than 72 hours.
(B) (1) The owner shall be responsible for payment of any shelter fees as set by the City Council which are incurred as a result of the impoundment.
(2) If the owner fails to claim or redeem the impounded animal(s) within 72 hours, the city shall have the right to destroy or sell the animals, with the proceeds from the sale used to maintain the city shelter.
(Prior Code, § 90.067) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004)
BEES
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, control, harbor or maintain within the city limits any bees, hives or boxes containing hives, except in an approved apiary in agriculturally zoned areas, without first obtaining a hobby beekeeper permit for that purpose from the lead animal control officer for the city or designee. No single permit shall be issued for more than one parcel upon which bees are to be maintained.
(B) (1) Application for each permit shall include: The name of the individual responsible for the keeping of bees; the current address of that individual, provided, that if at any time during the life of the permit the individual relocates, such information shall be transmitted to the city ten days prior to such relocation; the common address or legal description of the parcel comprising the apiary and on which the bees will be kept; and the number of hives or boxes containing hives the applicant intends to maintain on that parcel.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee as set by resolution. Following the receipt of the application and fee by the lead animal control officer or designee, an inspection of the proposed apiary will be conducted to ensure compliance with the conditions established herein and a nontransferable revocable permit shall be issued to the applicant which, unless revoked for noncompliance with the conditions, shall remain in effect until such time as the applicant discontinues or alters, from the application, the beekeeping activity. Seasonal adjustments for weather shall not be construed as discontinuation or alteration of apiary activity, provided that failure to actively engage in beekeeping activity on the parcel for a period in excess of six calendar months, for any reason, shall be so construed.
(C) The hobby beekeeper permit is nontransferable to any other apiary location or to any other person.
(Prior Code, § 90.070) (Ord. 14-07, passed 8-4-2014)
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